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Windows Phone 7 isn't the only intriguing device debuting at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Samsung's Wave, running on the Bada platform; Nuvi's Garmin-Asus A50; and a pair of earphones from NTT DoCoMo that can be controlled with eye movements were all highlights, Charlie Sorrel writes.

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